Rae Cleuch
valley · South Lanarkshire
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
This name likely combines a personal name or a topographical feature with a word for a ravine. 'Rae' could be a personal name or related to a stream, and 'Cleuch' means ravine.
Word origins
- Rae
- Old EnglishPossibly a personal name or related to a stream.
- Cleuch
- Old EnglishAttestedA ravine or narrow valley.(from clōh "ravine, gorge")